Utilizing Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia to Facilitate Discontinuation of Sleep Medication in Chronic Insomnia Patients
Many chronic insomnia patients use sleep medication well beyond the recommended duration, and patients who are hypnotic-dependent encounter several challenges when attempting to discontinue. The current article presents these challenges and reviews studies that have added cognitive-behavioral therap...
Main Authors: | Jason Ong, Sooyeon Suh |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Korean Society of Sleep Medicine
2012-04-01
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Series: | Sleep Medicine Research |
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Online Access: | http://www.sleepmedres.org/upload/pdf/smr-3-1-1.pdf |
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